Magnitude 5.3 earthquake strikes Egypt, shaking felt in Cairo
The shallow quake triggered warnings on Android phones and prompted Egypt's Red Crescent to activate its emergency response plan, with no casualties reported.
- On Monday at 3 a.m., a 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck near Suez, Egypt, according to the United States Geological Survey , centered 41 kilometers north of Suez.
- Geologists recorded the event at a shallow depth of 10 kilometers , which typically amplifies surface shaking; Egyptian authorities later revised the epicenter to 38 kilometers from Suez.
- Residents across the region, including in Cairo, reported feeling the tremors, with some Android users receiving alerts seconds before shaking began.
- The Egyptian Red Crescent activated emergency response plans but reported no initial casualties or property damage, urging residents to avoid buildings showing structural damage.
- Although Egypt resides in a seismically active zone, earthquakes of this magnitude remain relatively unusual, with a 1992 Cairo earthquake killing more than 500 people providing historical context.
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An earthquake struck in the night the city of Suez, Egypt, in the west of the Sinai peninsula, shortly after 3 o'clock this morning, local time. The National Institute of Research for Astronomy and Egyptian Geophysics recorded a shock of magnitude 5.6 with epicenter at 38 km north of the city. According to local media, the shock was also felt in Cairo. Other sources such as the National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (Ingv) Italian and …
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